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Engineered by our Cambridge Technology and ARGES brand, FIREFLY3D is Novanta’s next generation 3-axis scan head designed for Laser Powder Based Fusion (LPBF) machines in additive manufacturing applications. The FIREFLY3D is an enclosed, compact solution designed to boost performance in the product line thanks to multiheaded machine capability that can achieve up to 100% overlap. Incorporated within the design are features to simplify installation and operation including automated scan field calibration and advanced features such as precise monitoring of the additive manufacturing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increase productivity<\/strong>
Easily add additional scan heads to your machine design to attain the benefits of multi-scanner architectures up to 100% field overlap. This enables various scan head configurations, like single, dual, quad and multi-row, boosting your machines\u2019 productivity to mass produce high fidelity parts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real time data synchronization<\/strong>
Specifically designed with monitoring and control in mind, the FIREFLY3D can monitor the process out of the box. Users can achieve more control thanks to our advanced processing tools, enabling real time changes to scanning operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More power and speed<\/strong>
FIREFLY3D works seamlessly with our laser controller solution, ScanMaster Controller and Software to deliver unparalleled control over the process thanks to our proprietary, ScanPack and other powerful AM focused trajectory control algorithms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High quality parts<\/strong>
FIREFLY3D is built to deliver high fidelity quality parts thanks to our dedicated high fidelity optical process monitoring ports and high performance digital scanning architecture based on our Lightning\u2122 II technology featuring 24-bit resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simplified integration<\/strong>
Thanks to our enclosed solution, users can achieve faster installation with pre-programed configurations designed for your specific system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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